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The Moog PianoBar turns your acoustic piano into a MIDI-capable digital instrument. Fit the Scanner Bar over the top of the keys of your baby B sendorfer, and the $1500 device optically reads which notes you're playing and how hard. It's good enough for Herbie Hancock and Stevie Wonder, but lowly mortals have been slower to snap them up, so the folks at Moog seem to think we need extra incentive. Their new "first on your block" promotion earns you up to $500 off by being one of the first to buy one in your US metro area. And that's to say nothing of the awe of your friends. PianoBar — it's the new HDTV. P. Kirn